Should I give in....
Mar 11th 2008, 12:12 pm
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Mar 11th 2008, 2:50 pm
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Re: Should I give in....
Shortly after arriving here a friend told me she was having trouble with her bangs, I thought that was far too much personal information to disclose to somebody she had just met. (thought she was having bedroom problems).
Mar 11th 2008, 11:40 pm
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A bit of background...I'm from California, my wife is Thai, our daughter was born in Thailand, but has so far lived most of her life here in New Zealand. She can't speak more than a smidgen of Thai (my wife will only speak English with her, dunno why). My daughter's accent is close to mine, kind of a neutral bland West Coast California accent. My daughter has just started intermediate school and they have put her in the ESOL class, ESOL being English as a Second or Other Language. Perhaps this is because she says fish and chips instead of the proper Kiwi fush 'n' chups.
When I first met my husband, on occasion when we were sitting beside each other I used to watch his lips, mouth and tongue when he was speaking to me (stupid kinda I know). I was literally trying to figure what was mechanically different about his way of speaking from mine. And believe it or not, I did notice that in making that Irish accentuation of words he places the tip of his tongue in a slightly different spot on the roof of his mouth or back of his teeth than I would.
The lilt I suppose is learned by listening to a speech pattern repetitively.
I know all this probably sounds really moronic...........
Mar 12th 2008, 1:00 am
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Mar 12th 2008, 1:24 am
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Personally, I'm an "aitch" girl.
ALL the people I grew up with who said "Haitch" were Catholics, and all the Catholics I knew growing up said "Haitch". (This was in Oz....and LOADS of these also said the-et-a for theater/theatre)
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Mar 12th 2008, 5:23 am
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Re: Should I give in....
There's no right or wrong when it comes to pronunciation.
Personally, I'm an "aitch" girl.
ALL the people I grew up with who said "Haitch" were Catholics, and all the Catholics I knew growing up said "Haitch". (This was in Oz....and LOADS of these also said the-et-a for theater/theatre)
Personally, I'm an "aitch" girl.
ALL the people I grew up with who said "Haitch" were Catholics, and all the Catholics I knew growing up said "Haitch". (This was in Oz....and LOADS of these also said the-et-a for theater/theatre)
not sure what aitch you mean or where you use it but reminded me of something that makes me chuckle everytime i hear it.... we say Houston pronouncing the 'H' however there is a town close by called Humble pronounced 'umble'
Mar 12th 2008, 5:43 am
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My parents insist on pronouncing Houston Hooston instead of Hewston. Doesnt matter how may times I correct them.
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Mar 12th 2008, 6:42 am
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Yeah that one always used to make me wonder as well, but I just figured it is where all the 'erbs come from
Mar 12th 2008, 12:57 pm
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And in South Carolina, Horry County is pronounced 'O'ree'.
